within CVW-17, thus replacing VFA-94. On 12 September 2014, two F/A-18Cs, one from VFA-94 and the other from VFA-113 collided and crashed approximately west of Wake Island. One aviator was recovered in fair condition and received medical treatment aboard the Carl Vinson. Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations continued for the other aviator. The Carl Vinson was participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 at the time of the mid-air collision. The search was called off on 14 September 2014, and the missing aviator was declared missing and presumed dead, with the crash incident under investigation. The Mighty Shrikes began its transition from the F/A-18C Hornet to the F/A-18F Super Hornet in September 2015, completing the transition in March 2016. See also Naval aviation Modern US Navy carrier air operations List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of Inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070522074512/http://www.skyhawk.org/3e/va94/va94.htm http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=254727 http://www.gonavy.jp/AIRPACf.html http://www.gonavy.jp/navy/sqn/VF004.html Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy Military units and formations in California Lemoore, California